JAWBREAKER Unfun LP SHREDDER 1990 US 1st press+insert JETS TO BRAZIL-STRAWMAN

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Blake Schwarzenbach, Chris Bauermeister, Adam Pfahler

An extremely influential band for their poetic take on hardcore, which took in everything from grunge to punk-pop to emo. Independently minded and adhering to the old-school D.I.Y. punk mentality, West Coast punk-pop trio Jawbreaker's street-smart -- yet poetic -- lyrics, spirited musicality, and marathon live shows put them a cut above contemporaries like Green Day and blink-182. After a series of EPs and singles, guitarist/singer Blake Schwarzenbach, bassist Chris Bauermeister, and drummer Adam Pfahler released the band's debut album, Unfun, in 1990

"UNFUN"

1990     LP     SHREDDER RECORDS     SH-07  

PRINTED IN U.S.A.    ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING

[First pressing: On the front cover, "Jawbreaker" is written in green and "Unfun" is written in orange.

The cover is printed on rough paper material.  Includes lyrics sheet.

A6 was originially recorded in June 1989]

HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER

SINGLE SLEEVE + FOLD-OUT INSERT + BLACK VINYL

[originals also in clear and blue color vinyl]

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL: SHREDDER - ORANGE & GREEN LABELS - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: (spine) SH-07

Catalog on labels: SHRED SEVEN

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): 

SH-7-A   L-35179  FIRST I SEEN HIM THEN HE WASN'T THERE NO MORE 

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SH-7-B  L-35179X  I WAS HAULING ASS

Other / Runout (on both sides, Stamped): kdisc

On labels: Shred Seven

On Back Cover: Produced by Richard Andrews and Jawbreaker

Recorded and mixed January/February, 1990 at Radio Tokyo, Venice, CA in about 60 hours

from my records collection

tracklisting

Side A: WANT - SEETHRUSKIN - FINEDAY

INCOMPLETE - IMAGINARY WAR - BUSY

Side B: SOFTCORE - DRIVEN - WOUND

DOWN - GUTLESS - DRONE

  grading

RECORD NEAR MINT but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE NEAR EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Jawbreaker could be easily described as a pop-punk band with more of a dark side. Not that this isn't true, but it just wouldn't do this trio any justice to their poetic lyrics and complex song structures. With Unfun, a very influential record way ahead of its time, they make a name for themselves -- not as your run-of-the-mill punk band with a verse-chorus-verse style, but rather as a band that provides fitting background to the personal side that they're not afraid to show. For example, take one of the more energetic songs on the album, "Busy," in which the person offers a helping hand to a friend on the verge of mental collapse ("When nothing seems to be quite worth it and sleep becomes the only sure thing/I'm here to help you out of it/Come and see me for a lift"). But two tracks later, self-doubt and guilt are present in "Wound": "Feel my burning rash/Old scabs on my back/Deep red welts from hating myself/I was once, once so strong." Quite an emotional roller coaster, but at the same time it gives Unfun its edge and originality...(AllMusic)